Wounds of History: Repair and Resilience in the Trans-Generational Transmission of Trauma

This weekend conference will address how the traumatic legacies of our forbearers haunt our psyches, our relationships, our cultural collectives and shape our lives. Bedrock to this inquiry is the understanding that traumatic legacies are transmitted across multiple generations and therefore will inevitably return and disrupt human bonds. Invited speakers and faculty of the NYU Postdoctoral Program will present films, papers and engage in conversations that focus on healing and resilience in the face of trans-generational transmission of trauma. Attendees will participate in testimony, open discussions, film clips, shared meals and an optional process-group experience.

Co-chairs

• Sue Grand, PhD 

• Jill Salberg, PhD

Conference Committee 

• Judie Alpert, PhD 

• Melinda Gellman, PhD 

• Elizabeth Goren, PhD 

• Debbie Liner, PhD 

• Jan Lobel, PhD 

• Lu Steinberg, PsyD 

• Isaac Tylim, PhD 

• Barbara Waxenberg, PhD 

• Debbie Waxenberg, PhD

For conference details and registration, contact the co-chairs or visit the conference site.

Sponsored by: NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, The Psychoanalytic Society of the Postdoctoral Program, and the NYU-GSAS Trauma and Violence Transdisciplinary Studies Program.